The Orioles have lost three in a row and 7 of 10 as they head to the last place a slumping team wants to play on Friday. The scheduler has Baltimore in Los Angeles for a series with the Dodgers. LA has won three in a row and has outscored its opponents by 144 runs.
The Orioles have been outscored by 35 runs. That is ominous. Baltimore can take solace in the fact that it faces Dodger righty Roki Sasaki, who was hammered by the White Sox in his last start.
That is a small sample, as Sasaki had been far better before that. Shohei Ohtani has found his power groove, which should frighten Orioles starter Trey Gibson, and is 1-2 with a 5.91 ERA. This is a mismatch, and MLB odds will reflect as much.
